This Meyer Lemon Creme Brulee will become a favorite. I always find it a welcome surprise when Meyer lemons pop up in the grocery store this time of the year. They seem so out of place during the bleak mid-winter, but I do appreciate them.
Shavuot, the holiday that marks the giving of the Torah (The Pentateuch) on Mt. Sinai, has come and gone, and I hadn't made the traditional cheesecake to celebrate the occasion until a week later. Truth be told the holiday is rather unremarkable.
Dessert, Fruit Desserts, Puddings and Custards, Seasonal Recipes, Summer Recipes | 2 comments When my friend Becca and I made the Strawberry Mango Salsa a few weeks ago, we did so with the intention of also using it as a topping for a new dessert - No Bake Mango Lime Cheesecake.
Nothing says the holidays like chocolate and peppermint. I know Santa will approve of this cake. I took my favorite chocolate cake, The Best Chocolate Cake With Chocolate Ganache, and adapted it for a peppermint version. I love this cake because it's a fast, easy, one-bowl, no-mixer recipe that delivers amazing results every time without being ...
Deep, dark, chocolate brownies are topped with a malted frosting and lots of chopped malted milk balls. I am pretty anal about my grocery planning/menu planning. I will sit down and plan out a menu plan, usually 6 days at a time (leaving one day for leftovers [...]
Earlier this year I decided to enroll in a culinary program to learn more about the foundations of baking and pastry. It's been fun and I've learned a lot, especially in the bread baking courses (I'm looking at you,baguettes ). I thought it might be fun to share a few approachable, classic recipes straight from my syllabus.
You know those desserts that seem to be at all the family gatherings? Those recipes that your grandma has been making for years? This is one of those desserts. This is one of those light and fluffy desserts that can be easily transported, hence it appearing at all those family functions, and rarely has leftovers.
'Get a pineapple,' Madeline hissed. I had the good fortune to meet Madeline at pastry school five years ago. She holds one of the most coveted jobs in the Bay Area: stocking the produce department of Rainbow Grocery Co-op. Rainbow receives around 50 job applications per day, and many of their workers have been there for decades.
I'm having a little Key Lime Pie party today... With my good friends Deborah from Taste & Tell and Carrian from Sweet Basil. I pretty much love these girls. Deborah and I have a thing for chopped salads-I can't wait to try her Chinese Chopped Salad.
White chocolate coated Rice Krispies meet semi-sweet chocolate coated Rice Krispies to form this fun dessert bar. That darn Candy Crush... I'm not a big gaming person. Board games? I love them. But computer/video/phone games? I'm not usually all that into them. Sometimes I'll get caught up in a phone game, [...]